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   Yogthos (yogthos@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 15:52:30 JST Yogthos

   Paper cuts are so painful because at a microscopic level paper is quite rough. A knife makes a straight cut, but paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to nerve endings. Paper also leaves behind tiny fibres, irritating the wound even more.

   https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-paper-cuts-hurt-so-much/

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     Daniel Howard 🌻 (dannyman@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 15:52:30 JST Daniel Howard 🌻

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     @yogthos microsplinters

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     Bill Woodcock (woody@pleroma.pch.net)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 15:52:33 JST Bill Woodcock

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     @byteborg @yogthos
     
     ...and:
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     Karsten (byteborg@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 15:52:35 JST Karsten

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     • Bill Woodcock

     @yogthos
     Yes. Razor edge for reference. Mind the magnification level.
     @woody

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     Yogthos (yogthos@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 15:52:38 JST Yogthos

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     @woody @byteborg so what I'm seeing is that we should start making scalpels out of obsidian ;)

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     pentropy@chaos.social's status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 15:52:38 JST Pentropy

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     @yogthos many already do, google finds 270'000 results for "buy obsidian scalpel" like this https://surgicaltools.co.uk/catalogue/blades-knives/scalpels-blades-knives/10110-07-obsidian-scalpels/
     100 bucks is around the common price i see.

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